Mike Riley Sermon Outlines, Articles, Lessons, etc.

In Joshua 7-NKJV, we read of the tragic story of Achan. Against God’s command, Achan took some of the spoils of

Identity theft is a big problem in our age of credit cards and the Internet. It”™s not difficult for someone to retrieve our vital information and pose as us. If that were to happen,

Like a lot of other things in our society, our standard of language has declined in recent years, but we don’t have to decline with it. As we strive to be “very careful .… how [we] live” (Ephesians 5:15 NIV), we should think about how to honor God with our words. We please the Lord […]

How important is it for children to heed their parents’ instruction? It could be the “difference” between heaven and hell. As parents, we have been blessed with some of the most precious gifts from God (Psalm 127:3-5; cf. Genesis 33:5). May we never take them for granted and may we ever

Since the appearance of the Christ child (Luke 2:1-14-NKJV), generations of people have longed for peace, but wars still exist. The evolutionist attributes war to our inheritance

Here’s a saying we’re all familiar with: “Old age is a matter of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter!”

The following are ten ways in which your congregation can be resurrected from spiritual lethargy: 1) Never be guilty of offering up vain worship to God (Matthew 15:8-9). Your aim and goal should be to worship God in spirit and in truth (John 4:24). 2) Do not tolerate immorality within your congregation: “For out of […]

This year will be packed full of choices we must make. There will be things that we must choose to do or not to do (Joshua 24:15), places to decide to go or not to go (Genesis 13:8-12), people to acquaint ourselves with (Romans 16:1-15) or to ignore (Romans 16:17; 2 John 1:10-11). All sorts […]

In 2 Timothy 4:10 – NKJV, Paul makes this statement regarding his friend Demas, “for Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica….”

The story is told of a preacher who found out that his congregation was getting into very serious financial woes. While checking the church storeroom, he discovered several

From time to time, we sing a beautiful song in our worship service entitled, ”Under His Wings.“ The meaning of the lyrics in this hymn are precious to believers.

This writer enjoys bulletin articles that motivates the reader to “think” about his or her spiritual condition (cf. Luke 15:17; 2 Chronicles 33:12). The following article written by Brother Walter Swain of Cloudcroft, New Mexico, is just such an article:

The ancient sport of falconry (see video) used trained hawks or falcons in the pursuit of wild game. When the “educated predator” was allowed to fly, it often rose too high for human eyes to see. So a hunter often

On Facebook today, I read the following comments from an article by Max Hastings, a writer for the U.K. publication, “Mail Online” regarding the recent riots in England: “The people who wrecked swathes of property, burned vehicles and terrorised communities have no moral compass to make them susceptible to guilt or shame.”

You’ve heard the saying, “Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day; teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime.” Relative to God’s word, we might express this principle this

The story is told of a student who was learning about the way plants grow, and was intrigued when his teacher told how a tiny seed that germinates in the ground could later burst through the soil as a plant.

Using the Phillips Translation, James 4:14 reads: “How do you know what will happen tomorrow? What, after all, is your life? It is like a puff or smoke visible for a little while and then dissolving into thin air.” With these thoughts in mind, let’s think about the following: “What If’s ….” — often foolish […]

Throughout history, we see that man rises no higher than the aspirations and goals he sets (cf. Genesis 11:1-6-NKJV).

The church is the spiritual kingdom of Christ on earth. The kingdom and the church have the same identifying marks. A study of the following scriptures reveals they are not

10) What happened after Jesus was baptized? Jesus prayed (Luke 3:21), the Holy Spirit “descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased” (Luke 3:22). Following this Jesus was immediately led by the Spirit into […]